News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-24
Some Good Republican Talk.

There were some good square Re-
publican speeches at the dinner with
which the New York Republicans hon
ored the memory of Abraham Lincoln
on his birthday recently. That of
Ex-Gov. Foraker, of Ohio, perhaps
aroused as much enthusiasm as any.
Among other things he said: "Great
problems concern the American peo-
ple-what shall be the solution OF the
labor question, of the liquor question,
of the silver question, of the Chinese
question, of the Canadian fisheries
question, and of the all-important
question of reform in our municipal
governments. The Republican party
must answer. Let it answer in the
future as ever in the past. Let it be
guided by morality and patriotism,
then it can 90 forward with fearless
aggressiveness to the sure accomplish
ment of an acceptable work. To these
ends it must, however, have bold,
fearless, unfinching and positive lead
ership. It must be distinctly under
stood that we favor free ballot and
o fair count, and that we are not
afraid to say so. 1t must be pro-
claimed with equal emphasis that we
favor a protective tariff for the sake
of protection. In short it must be
made plain that we think more of the
United States of America than we do
of Great Britain or any other power,
and that we intend to defend our re-
sources and multiply our industries,
enlarge our navy and fortify our sea-
coasts until we are independent OF
every other nation on the face of the
earth, and able to defend ourselves
against all the world. Republicanism
never gained anything in the past by
mincing words and compromising at
titudes, and it will never gain any
thing that way in the future. We
are too old-have had too much eX-
perience, fought too many fights and
stand charged with too many grave
responsibilities to waste time listen
ing to impracticable teachings about
theoreticalisms. Let the long haired
women go to the rear while the lines
move on to victory-and as we go for
ward let every member of the party
definitely rejoice that he belongs to
party which to-day, as in the past,
represents the loftiest purposes and
the noblest ambitions and aspirations
of the American people"
The new Senator-elect ofNew York,
Mr.. Hiscock, said: "Our treasury is
full. And / deny that taxation here
is burden upon the people. Exclu-
siye of taxes collected from tobacco,
beer, sugars, and luxuries of wealth,
the government raises not to exceed
forty millions of dollars, from what
NAV be characterized as the necessl-
ties, conveniences and comforts OF
life from those articles that enter into
daily use, with all classes of people
the poor and the rich alike. This trl-
fling amount is all there is of it. Irl-
fling, I have properly characterized it,
when we understand that it is paid by
nearly 60 millions of people and lev
led upon the vast resources and
wealth of the country, with an annu-
al product of more than six thousand
millions of dollars. / say, place our
ships upon the seas let the general
government foster our merchant ma
rine so that lines of transportation
shall be established with all the ports
of the world where they will buy or
have goods to sell, and put an end to |
the necessity of transporting our pro-
ducts in foreign bottoms. Build a
navy to defend our commerce and
command respect for our nationality
and flag wherever we trade and it
floats. Fortify our coasts and our
ports and no longer permit them to
remain an easy prey to the weak and
the contempt Of the world. So main
tain our navy and our coast defences
as to command respect abroad.
believe that the people are in favor of
of this, and that the Republican par
ty has made no mistake in contending
for it. The money it will cost for la
Dor and material will be paid to our
own people, and will remain here in
the country. The industries will be
our products increased,
our people will be employed and a
better market afforded to that great
industry Of our country
agriculture.